Is Gloucester Terrace in Portsmouth a nice place to live?

Gloucester Terrace is classified by the ONS as Students and Professionals. Gloucester Terrace is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Gloucester Terrace is located in the St Thomas ward of the Portsmouth district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.791356, -1.091276
Grid Ref SZ641994
Suburb Southsea
Constituency Portsmouth South
Postcodes PO5 4DT

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Gloucester Terrace in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Gloucester Terrace, Hampshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Gloucester Terrace in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hampshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Gloucester Terrace
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Gloucester Terrace and compared that to the average for the St Thomas ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gloucester Terrace, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Thomas ward

Social economic statistics for Gloucester Terrace

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Gloucester Terrace is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gloucester Terrace is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Gloucester Terrace experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gloucester Terrace are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gloucester Terrace involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gloucester Terrace are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Gloucester Terrace are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Gloucester Terrace, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gloucester Terrace are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gloucester Terrace

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Gloucester Terrace.

Unemployment in Gloucester Terrace

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.75% of Gloucester Terrace residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gloucester Terrace

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gloucester Terrace. The proportion of retirees on Gloucester Terrace is 3.38% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.98% of Gloucester Terrace residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gloucester Terrace

The proportion of home owners on Gloucester Terrace is 17.88% lower than the national average of 62%. 28.43% of properties in Gloucester Terrace are private rented and 27.45% are social rented.
44.12% of residents of Gloucester Terrace own their home

Country of Birth of Gloucester Terrace residents

The proportion if Gloucester Terrace residents born in the UK is 3.4% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.75% of Gloucester Terrace residents were born outside the UK.
79.25% of Gloucester Terrace residents were born in the UK

Gloucester Terrace Summary

Gloucester Terrace has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Gloucester Terrace maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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